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Originally Posted by Hagar
A sneeze or a bug blown through the vent system landing in your eye can distract the driver enough to cause a crash at high speeds or even low speeds.
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Forgot about this gem...
Firstly Ferrari's and even lowly Alfa's have filters over the air intake for the HVAC system this prevents bugs from getting in, except in the race car, where I removed them to save weight.
Next, if a sneeze is enough to distract you so that you crash your car at any speed you shouldn't have a driver's licence. Driving is all about being aware of what is around you, you should be able to take your eyes off the road for a second or two and not crash, how else do you change lanes on the freeway? I assume that you do a head check? If not, then again no licence for you! (Sorry Seinfeld!).
Driving is a risky business, it is most likely the most risky undertaking that any of you will do every day, yet we treat it like a game. "You're going faster than I think is right", a point or three off your licence and a bit of a hit to the bank balance, if you run out of either points or money, you're out of the game for a while. However if you die in this "game", no restarting the level. Road safety is serious, too serious and complicated to be encapsulated in a simple catch phrase like "Speed Kills" or "Wipe off 5", particularly when there is good evidence that they are wrong (see the European studies, and several US studies where they've ditched the "double nickel" in many places). The government needs to treat the problem rather than raising revenue and telling everyone to slow down.
Cheers
Stuart